| Russian Federation Российская Федерация
Rossiyskaya Federatsiya |
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Anthem: Государственный гимн Российской Федерации
(tr.: Gosudarstvenny gimn Rossiyskoy Federatsii)
(State Anthem of the Russian Federation)
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Capital
(and largest city) | Moscow
55°45′N37°37′E / 55.75°N 37.617°E / 55.75; 37.617 |
| Official language(s) | Russian official throughout the country; 27 others co-official in various regions |
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| Ethnic groups (2010) | 81% Russians
3.7% Tatars
1.4% Ukrainians
1.1% Bashkirs
1% Chuvashes
11.8% others and unspecified[1] |
| Demonym | Russian |
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| Government | Federalsemi-presidentialconstitutional republic |
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| - | President | Vladimir Putin |
| - | Prime Minister | Dmitry Medvedev |
| Legislature | Federal Assembly |
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| - | Upper house | Federation Council |
| - | Lower house | State Duma |
| Formation |
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| - | Rurik Dynasty | 862 |
| - | Kievan Rus' | 882 |
| - | Vladimir-Suzdal Rus' | 1169 |
| - | Grand Duchy of Moscow | 1283 |
| - | Tsardom of Russia | 16 January 1547 |
| - | Russian Empire | 22 October 1721 |
| - | Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | 7 November 1917 |
| - | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics | 10 December 1922 |
| - | Russian Federation | 25 December 1991 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 17,075,400 km2 (1st)
6,592,800 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 13[2] (including swamps) |
| Population |
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| - | 2012 estimate | 143,056,383[3] (8th) |
| - | Density | 8.3/km2 (217th)
21.5/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $2.383 trillion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $16,736[4] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
| - | Total | $1.850 trillion[4] |
| - | Per capita | $12,993[4] |
| Gini (2008) | 42.3[5] (83rd) |
| HDI (2011) |  0.755[6] (high) (66th) |
| Currency | Ruble (RUB) |
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| Time zone | (UTC+3 to +12 (exc. +5)) |
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| Date formats | dd.mm.yyyy |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | RU |
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| Internet TLD | .ru, .su, .рф |
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| Calling code | +7 |
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